anaemia of chronic disease

anaemia of chronic disease

A form of anaemia that accounts for 1/4 of all anaemias in hospitalised patients; it is the predominant form of hypoproliferative anaemia, which interferes with RBC production and shortens RBC lifespan, and is seen in patients with arthritis, chronic infections, and malignancy.

In our study, we are estimating the prevalence of anaemia in patients above 55 years and on evaluating the causes of anaemia, the most common causes of anaemia in older age group are anaemia of chronic disease, nutritional anaemia, post haemorrhagic anaemias and malignancies.

The aetiology of anaemia in HIV infection is multifactorial and typically the anaemia results from underproduction of red blood cells and frequently the laboratory features are compatible with anaemia of chronic disease with a low reticulocyte count, normocytic and normochromic red blood cells with normal iron stores and cytokine mediated poor erythropoietin response (9-11).

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